The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture operates a RLF program to support the development of the agricultural industry within the state. The agency's Web site provide useful information about the program and critical...

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce administers the Wisconsin Community Development Block Grant Program, which provides local governments with funds to use for business start-up and expansion programs. The Department's RFL manual contains model...

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce prepared the Revolving Loan Fund Administrator's Guide to walk readers through the process of administering a RLF program including, creating and capitalizing fund; establishing guidelines; marketing; processing...

The city of Port Washington provides a detailed policies and procedures the outlines the programs fees, lending criteria, application, process, monitoring and reporting.

The city of New London, WI uses the following set of guidelines to govern the city's revolving loan fund. The document explains the purpose of the program, the administrative structure, eligibility requirements, terms and conditions, application...

The city of Hermitage, PA has prepared a manual for its revolving loan fund program. The document explains the program, eligibility, funding guidelines and application process. The manual also includes a copy of the city's RLF application and loan...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has developed the following set of terms and conditions for the state's revolving loan fund.

The city of North Charleston uses the following brochure to explain the city's revolving loan fund, its terms and conditions, it advantages and where to get more information about the program.

The Ohio Department of Development has issued the following set of policies to govern the state's Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund.

The Ohio Department of Development has developed a short fact sheet to explain and market its Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Program. The fact sheet lists the programs eligibility, environmental and financial requirements.

The St. Louis Development Corporation uses the following document to explain the objectives, lending criteria, and application for its revolving loan fund.

The Rotary International uses the following guide to explain how to establish an RLF, obtain funding, evaluate applications, train staff and much more. The guide provides case study examples and well as additional resources.

This article examines four programs that serve as excellent models of the role a RLF can play in economic development as part of a larger development finance toolkit. They also represent four different approaches, ranging from a regional fund to a...

The South Alabama Regional Planning Commission Revolving Loan Fund is a locally controlled source of capital used to finance small business start-up and expansion whose projects will create permanent jobs. The Web site explains the program, who is...

Michelle Stuckey, Manager, Business Finance with the St. Louis Business Development Corporation discusses the agency's revolving loan fund financing program.

John Wahrgren presents about the Oregon revolving loan fund model. His presentation addresses two of the state's programs the Oregon Business Development Fund and the Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund, including the how the programs were...

Bruce Nuzum with the Iowa Area Development Group presents about Iowa Area Development Group model, its services, partners and lending practices.

The St. Louis Business Development Fund is a unique revolving loan fund that began in 1994 as a partnership with 24 banks and three of the St. Louis region's largest economic development organizations. The St. Louis Business Development Fund was a...

Revolving loan funds (RLFs) have become a widely used financing tool, but they are sometimes misunderstood or underutilized. This article examines three different programs that demonstrate the versatility of RLFs. One case study demonstrates how...

Dana Sumner of Development Finance Training and Consulting, Inc. conducted the CDFA Annual Summit Revolving Loan Fund Pre-Summit Workshop. The workshop walks participants through the process of establishing a RLF and making it work.

The EPA has made available a guidebook for the Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF). The handbook provides a resource to better understand the terms and conditions of the BCRLF.

“Building the Ideal Financing Toolbox” was written by CDFA Executive Director, Toby Rittner and published in the Fall 2006 edition of the Economic Development America magazine. This article profiles the programs and practices that economic...

CDFA's Online Bookstore provides publications and other resources for purchase by the economic development finance industry. The bookstore includes guides on tax-exempt bonds, tax increment finance, revolving loan fund programs, tax credits,...

Presentation by Sam Spearman from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration – Austin Region on the EDA's funding for the creation of revolving loan funds. This is a very large file and may take a few minutes to open and/or...

A primer on the results and impacts of the Economic Development Administration's Revolving Loan Fund program.

Ruth Ann Halford provides an overview of the Cascadia Revolving Loan Fund program in Washington state. This is one of the best microenterprise revolving loan funds in the country.

CDFA Fact Sheet covering the basics of how Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) work with resources for creating, capitalizing and implementing a program.